Lin Yunchu was far away and did not hear the villagers' talk about her. She picked some wild vegetables and walked back home.

I still have some meat and bones left from the ones I bought in town yesterday, so I plan to make some bone soup tonight.

Ever since Lin Yunchu stewed it last time, the Lin family members have fallen in love with it. The big bones are also cheap, so every time they meet Lin Yunchu, they will buy some and stew soup for the Lin family members to nourish their bodies.

No one knew where Lin's mother had gone, and the yard was quiet and empty. Lin Yunchu found a basket and sat in the yard to pick the wild vegetables he had just picked.

Just as he was choosing, the gate creaked open. Lin Yunchu paused and turned around to see who was coming. Then he heard Lin Changting's joyful cry: "Sister, sister, look what I brought you?"

It turned out that Lin Changan had returned. Lin Yunchu turned around and met Lin Changan's smiling eyes.

He was raising his hand high towards her, holding a bunch of red fruits, and ran towards Lin Yunchu quickly as if he was presenting a treasure.

Before Lin Yunchu could see clearly what was in his hand, Lin Changan had already run up to Lin Yunchu and stretched out his hand holding the thing in front of Lin Yunchu.

"It looks good, isn't it? It's bright red, just like those wild fruits we pick in the mountains. I wonder if it's edible?"

Lin Chang'an followed Lin Yunchu into the mountains and ate a lot of wild fruits. He also recognized some of them, but he had never seen the ones in his hand before. However, they were bright red and looked very beautiful, so he picked some and brought them back to let his sister see if they were edible.

He always remembered that the red fruits were ripe, but Lin Yunchu also said that one should not eat unfamiliar wild fruits randomly, otherwise one might get sick if one is not careful.

Only then did Lin Yunchu see clearly the bunch of fruits in Lin Changan's hand, and stood up happily.

He took the fruit from Lin Changan's hand in disbelief, looked at it carefully, took a small bite, and felt a burning sensation in his mouth. Only then did he confirm that the fruit Lin Changan picked was wild pepper.

Seeing Lin Yunchu grinning after taking a bite, Lin Changan was startled. He thought he had picked some inedible fruit and hurriedly urged Lin Yunchu to spit out the wild chili pepper he had taken a bite of:

"Sister, please spit it out quickly. I didn't know this is inedible."

Li Changan was so anxious that he almost cried out: "I just thought it looked good, so I picked it and brought it back to you to see if it's edible."

Seeing Lin Changan's expression, Lin Yunchu quickly spit out the wild chili pepper in his mouth and said comfortingly, "It's okay, sister. You can eat it, but it will burn your mouth a little."

Lin Changan paused when he heard this.

"Where did you find this? Is it much?"

After being here for such a long time, not to mention chili peppers, even the seasonings are pitifully scarce. Lin Yunchu's appetite has become bland. She used to love spicy food.

Now that these wild peppers have been discovered, Lin Yunchu has to find out the truth right away.

After hearing Lin Yunchu's words, Lin Changan didn't have time to think about it and spoke directly:

"In the valley over there, walk a little further in through the back mountain. There's a huge patch of them. Many of them have turned red. I picked a few because they looked good."

Upon hearing what Lin Changan said, Lin Yunchu's mouth corners raised even higher. The more of this thing, the better.

This chili can not only be used as a seasoning but also made into chili sauce. If you can’t finish it, you can dry it and make it into dried chili, which can be stored for a long time.

Lin Yunchu looked at the sky and saw that it was still early. He had originally thought of talking about it tomorrow, but now he was getting impatient.

He quickly put on his backpack and called out to Lin Changan, "Where did you find this? Take me over to have a look. This is some good stuff. I'll go pick some of the ripe ones first."

Hearing Lin Yunchu say that he wanted to pick this thing, Lin Changan didn't bother to ask any more questions. He hurried to the eaves, took a backpack, and took Lin Yunchu out to the valley where he had just discovered the wild peppers.

The two walked along the trail for a long time and finally arrived at the valley that Lin Changan mentioned.

There are few people here, and the weeds have grown very tall, covering the original path.

Lin Yunchu sighed secretly, no wonder the wild peppers in this place have not been discovered by others. Although it is not far from the village, one needs to climb over the back mountain.

There is no road here, and the forest is deep and the grass is dense. If Lin Changan had not accidentally seen this wild pepper and picked some to take back, Lin Yunchu would not have discovered it.

But judging from Lin Changan's reaction, no one here would eat this thing. After all, this chili can only be used as a seasoning.

People here are considered lucky if they can eat their fill, so why would they look for so many seasonings?

Lin Yunchu put down the backpack and looked at the pepper field in front of him that had already produced fruit. Among the emerald green branches and leaves, there were many fiery red dots, like gems.

This patch of wild peppers may not seem like a lot, but it’s enough for the family to eat for a while.

Lin Yunchu had already secretly figured out how to breed them, and planted some in his own field, so that he would have no shortage of peppers to eat.

Lin Changan, who was standing aside, watched Lin Yunchu change from his excited look just now to the silent and dazed look in front of him. He couldn't help but reach out and pull Lin Yunchu's sleeve.

He asked softly, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Hearing Lin Changan's voice, Lin Yunchu finally came back to his senses. The corners of his mouth slowly lifted up as he explained to Lin Changan, "It's okay. I was just thinking about how to pick these back quickly."

Looking at the wild peppers in front of me, there are already quite a few ripe ones. I am afraid that I may not be able to pick them all today. But now that I know the location, I can come back and pick the rest when I have time later.

Lin Yunchu looked at the two baskets they had brought. He thought these would be enough for today, so he instructed Lin Changan, "Pick the ones that have turned red first. The green ones are not yet ripe, so we need to wait."

After thinking about it, Lin Yunchu added one more sentence: "Those who have already done it must also be taken."

It's also a good thing to kill. Lin Yunchu thought about going back and trying to grow seedlings himself. If successful, he can plant it himself then.

Lin Changan always listened to Lin Yunchu and nodded vigorously in agreement with her.

Seeing that Lin Yunchu attaches so much importance to it, I think this must be a good thing.

Whatever the elder sister said always tasted delicious in the end. Lin Changan thought that he just had to do as Lin Yunchu said.

The two of them hurriedly started picking the ones that had turned red and dried up and put them all into the backpack.

After almost half an hour, the backpack was full. Seeing that there were still many peppers left to be picked, Lin Yunchu secretly thought that he would come back to pick them when he had time in two days.

He picked up the backpack and took Lin Chang'an back to the village.

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